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A Hearty Life

August 8th, 2007

Anti-Hypertensives Have A Profound Effect On The Over 80 Crowd

An international trial has been stopped early! There were such significant reductions in the incidence of stroke and overall mortality in those receiving treatment that it has been given the red light.
The 3,845 patient Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) is the largest ever clinical trial to look at the effects of lowering […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

May 26th, 2007

Moderate Alchohol Consumption Lowers Women’s Risk Of Heart Attack

Hot dog ladies! Have a drink on me… We now have research that supports that a drink a day keeps the doctor away, well at least the cardiologist. That’s right, women that have the occasional drink run less of a risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than women who abstain from […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 5 comments